SSMS Startup. Package did not load correctly.

Blake Judson 0 Reputation points
2025-03-11T22:56:29.6466667+00:00

I have installed SQL server and SSMS. Upon starting SSMS i get the following error message.

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This is followed with about 4 other popup boxes saying things like “visual studio common IDE package” did not load correctly.

Please help me diagnose this error.

SQL Server Transact-SQL
SQL Server Transact-SQL
SQL Server: A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.Transact-SQL: A Microsoft extension to the ANSI SQL language that includes procedural programming, local variables, and various support functions.
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